Barack and Michelle Obama Attend 75th NBA All-Star Game Together, Igniting Buzz

Rejecting the Myth of Perfection

Michelle also addressed the emotional cost of chasing an idealized version of happiness, one often reinforced by social media and societal expectations.

“It’s like, yeah, I’m not getting it all right […], And it’s okay to not be happy sometimes, like, that’s also a thing, you know, like not being perfectly satisfied and in the exact place that you want every part of your life is like that’s what life is,” she said, encouraging women to stop measuring themselves against unrealistic standards.